The document discusses tactile graphics and their production process. It explains that tactile graphics are created by analyzing original information, extracting essential details, using labeling and hatching to make them accessible, and converting visual shapes to tactile formats. Key factors considered in development include basic design principles, reading time, supporting text explanations, and space on the sheet. The team is capable of creating tactile graphics on topics like maps, biology, physics, chemistry, math, and stories. It also discusses testing tactile graphics for accessibility and creating audio books by converting text to digital audio formats.

1. Tactile Graphics

2. Tactile Graphics - Process
• Analyzing the originals, and extracting the actual
information
• Understanding improvements that can be made make it
available in a tactile format.
• Using labelling, legends and hatching to make it even
more accessible.
• Making visual shapes into tactile shapes.
• Following standards and specifications provided by
clients and agencies (BANA, CBA)

3. Factors influencing Tactile Graphics
• We will consider the following areas while developing the
Tactile Graphics
• Basic design principles - simplify, formalize, get rid of
clutter
• Time to read - will the student get across the
information in a reasonable time?
• Supporting information – with text explanation.
• Space on the sheet – affected by finger-spacing, title,
key and the diagram.

4. Capability in Tactile Graphics
• Our team is capable of handling the following subjects in Tactile
images
• Geographical maps
• Biological images
• Physics images
• Chemistry equation and related images
• Maths equations and related images
• Cartoon based stories
• Others if required by the client

6. We will consider the following areas while developing the Tactile
Graphics
• Basic design principles
• T ime to read
• Supporting information - Space on the sheet
Decisions for producing Tactile Graphics

7. • Testing for :
• Websites and PDF documents
• Create accessible PDF from input; Word & InDesign
• Accessible Testing Tools:
• Firefox- Fangs, Accessibility Extension
• IE- AIS Web Accessibility Toolbar
• Web- w3.org/totalvalidator.org
• AccVerify
Testing - Section 508 Complaince

8. Audio Books
• An Audio Book is a recording that is primarily spoken word. It is often
based on a recording of commercial printed material
• Audiobooks are downloadable digital formats like mp3, wma, aac, etc
• Audiobooks can also be created with text to speech software
• Audiobooks have been used to teach children to read and to increase
reading comprehension
• Audiobooks are also useful for the blind and the dyslectic
• Audiobooks are considered a valuable learning tool because of their
format

9. WhyAudio Books
• Many people cannot read standard print because of
• Blindness
• Vision impairment
• Learning/literacy difficulty
• Brain injury
• English as a second language
• Cognitive/sensory disabilities
• Store in mobile phones, iPods, etc.

10. Audio Books - Process

11. Our service includes…
• Conversion from electronic text
• Scanning and OCR conversion of printed or microfilms
• Production of DAISY XML books and NIMAS XML books
• Audio Production Services in MP3, WMP, RA and many other audio
formats